| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Balao |
| Pennant | 322 |
| Built by | Electric Boat Co. (Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 6 Jun 1942 |
| Laid down | 27 May 1943 |
| Launched | 12 Mar 1944 |
| Commissioned | 4 Jul 1944 |
| End service | 15 Sep 1972 |
| History | Decommissioned 19 November 1948. |
Commands listed for USS Blackfin (322)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. George Hays Laird, Jr., USN | 4 Jul 1944 | 20 Dec 1944 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Conde Leroy Raguet, USN | 20 Dec 1944 | 22 Dec 1944 |
| 3 | Cdr. William Lawrence Kitch, USN | 22 Dec 1944 |
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Noteable events involving Blackfin include:
14 Aug 1944
USS Blackfin (Lt.Cdr. George Hays Laird, Jr.) departed from New London bound for the Pacific.
29 Aug 1944
USS Blackfin (Lt.Cdr. G.H. Laird, Jr.) transits the Panama Canal.
11 Sep 1944
USS Blackfin (Lt.Cdr. G.H. Laird, Jr.) arrived at Pearl Harbor.
30 Sep 1944
USS Blackfin (Lt.Cdr. G.H. Laird, Jr.) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Philippines.
10 Oct 1944
USS Blackfin (Lt.Cdr. G.H. Laird, Jr.) topped up with fuel at Saipan.
1 Nov 1944
USS Blackfin (Lt.Cdr. G.H. Laird, Jr.) torpedoed and sank the Japanese troop transport Unkai Maru No. 12 (2745 GRT) and the Japanese auxiliary vessel Caroline Maru (320 GRT) west off Mindoro in position 12°54'N, 118°41'E. (see map)
4 Dec 1944
USS Blackfin (Lt.Cdr. G.H. Laird, Jr.) ended her 1st war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
2 Jan 1945
USS Blackfin (Cdr. William L. Kitch) departed from Fremantle for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
24 Jan 1945
USS Blackfin (Cdr. W.L. Kitch) torpedoed and sank the Japanese destroyer Shigure (1712 tons, offsite link) some 120 miles east of Khota Bharu, Malaya in position 06°00'N, 103°48'E. (see map)
15 Feb 1945
USS Blackfin (Cdr. W.L. Kitch) ended her 2nd war patrol at Subic Bay, Philippines.
6 Mar 1945
USS Blackfin (Cdr. W.L. Kitch) departed from Subic Bay for her 3rd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
28 Mar 1945
While on patrol off the south-east coast of French Indochina and in pursuit of a Japanese convoy, USS Blackfin (Cdr. William L. Kitch) is damaged by depth charges. As a result of this she is forced to terminate her patrol.
9 Apr 1945
USS Blackfin (Cdr. W.L. Kitch) ended her 3rd war patrol at Fremantle.
7 May 1945
USS Blackfin (Cdr. W.L. Kitch) departed from Fremantle for her 4th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Singapore.
6 Jun 1945
Due to defects encountered while on patrol USS Blackfin (Cdr. W.L. Kitch) ended her rather short 4th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
17 Jul 1945
With the defects corrected, USS Blackfin (Cdr. W.L. Kitch) departed from Pearl Harbor bound for Midway.
21 Jul 1945
USS Blackfin (Cdr. W.L. Kitch) arrived at Midway.
29 Jul 1945
USS Blackfin (Cdr. W.L. Kitch) departed from Midway bound for Saipan.
7 Aug 1945
USS Blackfin (Cdr. W.L. Kitch) arrived at Saipan.
11 Aug 1945
USS Blackfin (Cdr. W.L. Kitch) departed from Saipan for her 5th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Yellow Sea.
5 Sep 1945
USS Blackfin (Cdr. W.L. Kitch) ended her 5th war patrol at Guam.
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